Associate Product Manager

MillerKnoll • Holland, MI

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About The Position

Why join us? Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone. GENERAL PURPOSE The Associate Product Manager will assist with a specified product line(s) by developing, implementing, and managing product management activities to provide optimum sales and profits. Compiles and evaluates research on assigned product line(s) to establish management strategies. Assists with product direction, pricing, profit plans, and product development to manage the product line(s) life cycle. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Defines market opportunities, determined by an analytical assessment. Translates the market need into a product specific criteria and supports the product development and commercialization process with various product management tactics. Provides market driven input to individual product plans and strategy. Regularly monitor and analyze data pertaining to product or category metrics, programs, and competitive markets to provide insights, observations, and recommendations to obtain goals. Develops necessary analysis globally and implements pricing, including regional pricing and currency calculations; completes required workflows. Assists and provides backup to Product Managers with the preparation of product training presentations and other various internal presentation opportunities. Fields general questions including competitive inquiries and make decisions or recommendations to resolve. Participate in and support new product launch deliverables and contribute to project milestones. Provides direction and recommendations in support of data management system functionality and usage. Creates necessary product sales support and training information including product feature summaries, competitive evaluations and pricing comparisons. Involved in resolving quality issues and driving changes that affect P&L. Participate in user and customer observation and take an active role in leading some efforts. Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, interior design, or related field.
• Strong fundamental understanding of product management best practices and processes, typically gained through 3 - 5 years of experience in product management and/or product marketing or related experience.
• Strong sense of the customer and sales process with demonstrated customer and field interaction.
• Sound understanding of operations, production, supply management, full value stream.
• Understanding of Herman Miller’s channels, including dealer and/or retail, and understanding their main functions (sales, design, and operations).
• Experience working in cross-functional team environments.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information to make recommendations.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changes in business, corporate, or project strategy.
• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Ability to develop project plans and manage activities for a medium or large cross functional project.
• Solid understanding of business and financial acumen to foresee marketing levels that affect Herman Miller’s financial performance.
• Understands how Product Management impacts the financial positioning of the product line.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use office automation and communication software and tools currently being used in the Herman Miller office environment.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Nice To Haves

• Contract furniture of capital goods marketing experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and market research experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Defines market opportunities, determined by an analytical assessment.
• Translates the market need into a product specific criteria and supports the product development and commercialization process with various product management tactics.
• Provides market driven input to individual product plans and strategy.
• Regularly monitor and analyze data pertaining to product or category metrics, programs, and competitive markets to provide insights, observations, and recommendations to obtain goals.
• Develops necessary analysis globally and implements pricing, including regional pricing and currency calculations; completes required workflows.
• Assists and provides backup to Product Managers with the preparation of product training presentations and other various internal presentation opportunities.
• Fields general questions including competitive inquiries and make decisions or recommendations to resolve.
• Participate in and support new product launch deliverables and contribute to project milestones.
• Provides direction and recommendations in support of data management system functionality and usage.
• Creates necessary product sales support and training information including product feature summaries, competitive evaluations and pricing comparisons.
• Involved in resolving quality issues and driving changes that affect P&L.
• Participate in user and customer observation and take an active role in leading some efforts.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level